We encourage you to sign this letter to Rutgers University demanding they reverse their cancellation of the graduation speech by Rami Elghandour, executive producer of the Oscar-nominated film The Voice of Hind Rajab — and honor their commitment to diversity and academic freedom. Yes, the graduation was on May 15th—but the protest continues.More information can… Continue Reading Letter to Rutgers University
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Stop Arming Israel JVP-NNJ has placed this billboard in Newark, N.J. on McCarter Highway (Route 21) near Raymond Boulevard. As ICE continues to use its racist tactics to terrorize communities in the U.S., and as our government continues to ignore our calls to stop all wars, stop arming Israel, and to end the genocide in… Continue Reading Billboard Calls for No ICE, No War
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Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim voted ‘Yes’ on two Senate Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRDs). Neither resolution passed, but support for the JRDs has been rapidly growing. S.J. Res 138 would have blocked the sale to Israel of 12,000 BLU-110A/B general purpose, 1,000-pound bomb bodies. These bombs are high-impact munitions used in airstrikes, including… Continue Reading JVP-NNJ Applauds the State’s 2 Senators’ Votes to Try to Stop Bombs and Armored Bulldozers for Israel
On Thursday, October 16, we in Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern New Jersey brought roughly 45 Jews and their allies together to occupy the lobby of One Gateway Plaza, the building in Newark, NJ where Senator Cory Booker’s office is located, for over an hour to call out Senator Booker for his consistent funding… Continue Reading JVP Calls out Senator Booker
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The Justice Department has filed an outrageous and dangerous civil complaint against pro-Palestinian protesters in New Jersey as the latest step in the Trump administration’s continuing effort to weaponize charges of antisemitism to shut down free speech. This time, the corrupt Trump Justice Department has invoked a law primarily used to protect abortion clinics in… Continue Reading Justice Department Gets It Wrong
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The Bill of Rights, the first 10 amendments of the United States Constitution, is the law of the land. The First Amendment guarantees all people the right to freedom of speech and their right to peaceably assemble to petition their government for redress of grievances; the Fourth Amendment guarantees that the people have the right… Continue Reading Protect and Preserve the US Constitution’s Bill of Rights and the Academic Freedoms of all Students and Universities in America
Israel continues to wage a merciless assault against the Palestinian people Even before Israel broke the fragile ceasefire on March 17, with approval from the Trump administration, it had cut off humanitarian supplies to the desperate inhabitants of Gaza. Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli military has killed over 50,000 identified people, most of them… Continue Reading Why We Need to Talk about Palestine
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Palestinian-American Amer Rabee, originally from Saddle River, NJ, was murdered by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. Continue Reading Statement by Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern NJ on the Killing of Amer Rabee
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Good afternoon, Senator Kim, Since I am not able to join Meera Jaffrey, representatives of NJ Peace Action, CAIR and others today, I am sending you the following documents in support of restoring UNRWA funding and opposing any deployment of US military assets to Gaza. As you know, since 1949, the United Nations Relief and… Continue Reading An Open Letter to Senator Andy Kim
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Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago on January 27th, the date established by the United Nations as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. We join with people around the world in memorializing the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and the many others murdered by the Nazis. As Jews we know how important this solidarity has… Continue Reading Statement by Jewish Voice for Peace of Northern NJ on International Holocaust Remembrance Day
